Overview :Conventional wisdom holds that the murder rate has plummeted since the Middle Ages; humankind is growing more peaceful and enlightened; man ... Read More
Overview :Conventional wisdom holds that the murder rate has plummeted since the Middle Ages; humankind is growing more peaceful and enlightened; man ... Read More
Overview :Were it not for the calculus, mathematicians would have no way to describe the acceleration of a motorcycle or the effect of gravity on thro... Read More
Overview :In Infinite Ascent, David Berlinski, the acclaimed author of The Advent of the Algorithm, A Tour of the Calculus, and Newton's Gift, tells t... Read More
Overview :This book collects essays published in journals including Commentary, The Weekly Standard, and elsewhere. It centers on three profound myste... Read More
Overview :Polymath and raconteur David Berlinski is at it again, challenging the shibboleths of contemporary science with his inimitable blend of deep... Read More
Overview :The acclaimed author of A Tour of the Calculus and The Infinite Ascent offers an enlightening and enthralling tour of the basics of mathemat... Read More
Overview :For more than two thousand years, geometry has been equated with Euclid's Elements, the world's first mathematical treatise. The system of s... Read More
Overview :David Berlinski, a senior fellow at Discovery Institute, writes about three profound mysteries: the existence of the human mind, the existen... Read More
Overview :Bestselling author David Berlinski's wise and witty assault on the pretensions of the scientific atheistsMilitant atheism is on the rise. In... Read More
Overview :A protean look at the science establishment-as well as the personalities behind the scenes-in such fields as behavioral psychology, linguist... Read More
Overview :Simply put, an algorithm is a set of instructions-it's the code that makes computers run. A basic idea that proved elusive for hundreds of y... Read More